Shaving appurtenance supporting device



March 14, 1961 D. LEWIS SHAVING APPURTENANCE SUPPORTING DEVICE FiledSept. 4. 1959 I 7 w w M NY 4; MW

Dean L. Lewis, Bossier City, La. (508 W. 6th St, North Platte, N ebr.)

Filed Sept. 4, 1959, Ser. No. 838,309

Claims. (Cl. 132-80) The present invention relates to a device forsupporting shaving appurtenances.

Previously proposed and presently in use are kits for the storage andsupport of shaving appurtenances. Such kits as have been proposed andare in use are not wholly successful for the reason that they generallyfail to make the razor, blades, and shaving cream or soap readilyaccessible to the user thereof. Additionally, such kits as have beenproposed do not make provision for drying of the razor after use, itbeing desirable to dry a razor in the air after'use. Most of the kitsproposed nijted States Patent 0 or in use fail to make provision forthestoring of used razor blades; An object of the present invention isto provide a device for supporting shaving appurtenances which iscomplete in all respects, and one which makesreadily accessible all theequipment employed in shaving.

. Another object of the presentinvention is to provide a device forsupporting shaving appurtenances which is simple in structure, onehaving means for instantly dispensingshaving cream into the hands of theuser, one having means for agitating the container of shaving cream soas, to produce shaving cream in foam form, and one having means for thestorage of the razor, new blades, and used blades.

-A further object of the present invention is to provide a device forsupporting shaving appurtenances which lends itself to manufacture atreasonable cost, one which is readily attached to and detached from asupporting surface such as a bathroom wall, and one which iseconomically feasible.

These and other objects and advantages'of the present invention will befully apparent from the following description when taken in conjunctionwith the annexed drawing, in which:

Figure l is an elevational view of the device of, the present .inventionas viewed from the front;

Figure 2 is a top plan view;

Figure 3 is a side elevational view with a portion of the device brokenaway;

Figure 4 is a fragmentary sectional view of the upper end portion of theshaving cream container; and

Figure 5 is an isometric view of one of the clamping elements forsupport of the shaving cream container, the container being shown indotted lines.

Referringin greater detail to the drawing in which like numeralsindicate like parts throughout the several views, the device of thepresent invention is designated generally by the reference numeral 10and it comprises an upstanding backing plate 12-having a forward face 14and a rear face 16. a

n Means is provided on the rear face 16 ofthe plate 12 for attachment ofthe plate 12 to a wall surface. This means may take the form of suctioncups 18 positioned one at each corner of the plate 12. The Wall surfaceis designated by the numeral 20 in Figures 2 and 3.

The backing plate 12 is provided with a semicircular 'vided fordetachably securing a container 28 to the ledge 24. The container 28 isfilled with shaving cream of the aerosol type.

As shown in Figure 4, the container 28 has a spout 30 and a normallyclosed valve 32 operatively connecting the interior of the container 28to the spout 30 and depressible to an open position.

A valve actuating element, embodying a spring-biased vertically disposedplunger 34 slidably supported in spaced brackets 36 and 38 which projectfrom the plate 12, is positioned above and-in spaced alignment withrespect to the valve 82. 'The lower end of the plunger 34 carries a head40 which is engageable with the pushbutton 42 of the valve 32 fordepressing the latter when the ledge 24 and container 28 are in theupward position, as shown in dotted lines in Figure 3. A thumb button 44is carried on the upper end of the plunger 34 and a coil spring 46 iscircumposed about the portion of the plunger 34' 34 between the bracket36 and the thumb button 44.

Spring means is provided biasing the ledge 24 to the upward movementposition. This spring means consists in a pair of coil springs 48, eachhaving its upper end secured to a lug 50 projectingfrom the plate frontface 14 and each having its lower end secured to an extension 52projecting upwardly on each side of theledge 24.

. Hand actuable means is operatively connected to the ledge 24 foreffecting the upward and downward movement of the ledge 24.Specifically, this means includes a horizontally disposed rotatabledrive shaft 54 having a portion adjacent one end projecting from thefront face 14 of the backing plate 12. The means also includes a crankelement in the form of an eccentric 56 mounted on the shaft 54 and alink 58 constituting means connecting the crank element or eccentric 56with the ledge 24 for effecting the upward and downward movementof theledge 24 responsive to rotation of the shaft 54.

A disc 61 is carried on the projecting endportion of the shaft '54 and ahandle 62, eccentrically arranged on the disc 60, constitutes handactuable means operatively connected to the projecting end portionofthe.

shaft 54 for effecting the rotation of the latter. The upper end of thelink 58 is received in a ball and socket joint 64 provided on the bottomof the ledge 24. The lower end of the link 58 is secured to a ring 66which is circumscribed about and rides on the eccentric 5 mounted on theshaft 54.

The shaft 54 is journaled in a strap 68 which extends across the openfront of the recess 22 and has its ends anchored in the plate 12. Asocket 70 projects from the midportion of the recess 22 and support-sthe end of the shaft 54 remote from the disc 60.

The backing plate 12 is provided on one side of the recess 22 with areceptacle or compartment 72 having a slot 74 in the upper end thereofopening outwardly of the plate 12 for the reception of used razorblades.

The backing plate 12 is also provided on the side of the I 1 able intoand out of engagement with the rim 84 on the lower end of the container28. Upon the application of a rotary hand applied force to the handle 62on the disc 60, the shaft 54 is rotated and the eccentric 56 and link 58effect the upward and downward movement of the ledge 24 so as to shakethe contents of the container 28 and provide shaving soap in foam formwhen the container 28 is moved to the upward movement position and theplunger 34 is depressed by the application of a hand applied force tothe thumb button 44. This effects the opening of the valve 32 in thecontainer 28 and permits the flowing of the soap in foam form out of thespout 32' to the hand of the user for application to the users face forshaving purposes.

The pocket 80 maintains a supply of razor blades 82 in an accessibleposition and the shelf 76 supportsthe razor 78 in a position instantlyaccessible to the user of the device of the present invention. Usedblades may be discarded through the slot 74 into the receptacle orcompartment 72 which when filled may be removed from the device 10through an opening provided in the rear face 16 of the device 10, suchopening not being illustrated for reasons of simplicity.

While only a single embodiment of the present invention has been shownand described, other embodiments may be made and numerous changes andmodifications may be made in the invention without departing from thespirit of the invention as set forth in the appended claims.

What is claimed is:

1. A device for supporting shaving appurtenances upon a wall surfacecomprising an upstanding backing plate, means on the rear face of saidplate for detachably securing the plate to a wall surface, a ledgeprojecting from the front face of said plate and connected to'said platefor upward and downward movement, a container filled with shaving creammounted upon said ledge for movement with the latter, a dispensing spoutin communication with the interior of said container, a normally closedvalve operatively connecting the interior of said container to saidspout and depressible to an open position, and a valve actuating elementpositioned above and in spaced alignment with respect to said valve andsupported upon the front face of said plate for movement into and out ofengagement with said valve, said valve actuating element being operableinto engagement with said valve when said ledge is in the upwardmovement position.

2. A device for supporting shaving appurtenances upon a wall surfacecomprising an upstanding backing plate, means on the rear face of saidplate for detachably securing the plate to a wall surface, a ledgeprojecting from the front face of said plate and connected to said platefor upward and downward movement, a container filled with shaving creammounted upon said ledge for movement with the latter, a dispensing spoutin communication with the interior of said container, a normally closedvalve operatively connecting the interior'of said container to saidspout and depressible to an open position, a valve actuating elementpositioned above and in spaced alignment with respect to said valve andsupported upon the front face of said plate for movement into and out ofengagement with said valve, said valve actuating element being operableinto engagement with said valve when said ledge has executed the upwardmovement and is in the upward movement position, and spring meansoperatively connected to said ledge urging the latter to the upwardmovement position.

3. A device for supporting shaving appurtenances upon a wall surfacecomprising an upstanding backing'plate, means on the rear face of saidplate for detachably securing the plate to a wall surface, a ledgeprojecting from the 4 front face of said plate and connected to saidplate for upward and downward movement, a container filled with shavingcream mounted upon said ledge for movement with the latter, a dispensingspout in communication with the interior of said container, a normallyclosed valve operatively connecting the interior of said container tosaid spout and depressible to an open position, a valve actuatingelement positioned above and in spaced alignment with respect to saidvalve and supported upon the front face of said plate for movement intoand out of engagement with said valve, said valve actuating elementbeing operable into engagement with said valve when said ledge hasexecuted the upward movement and is in the upward movement position, andhand actuable means operatively connected to said ledge for effectingthe upward and downward movement of the latter.

4. A device for supporting shaving appurtenances upon a wall surfacecomprising an upstanding backing plate, means on the rear face of saidplate for detachably securing the plate to a wall surface, a ledgeprojecting from the front face of said plate and connected to said platefor upward and downward movement, a container filled with shaving creammounted upon said ledge for movement with the latter, a dispensing spoutin communication with the interior of said container, a normally closedvalve operatively connecting the interior of said contaiuerto said spoutand depressible to an open position, and a valve actuating elementembodying a spring-biased plunger positioned'above and in spacedalignment with respect to said valve and supported upon the front faceof said plate for movement into and out of engagement with said valve,said valve actuating element being operable into engagement with saidvalve when said ledge is in the upward movement position.

5. A device for supporting shaving appurtenances upon a wall surfacecomprising an upstanding backing plate, means on the rear face of saidplate for detachably securing the plate to a wall surface, a ledgeprojecting from the front face of said plate and connected to said platefor upward and downward movement, a container filled with shaving creammounted upon said ledge for movement with the latter, a dispensing spoutin communication with the interior of said container, a normally closedvalve operatively connecting the interior of said container to saidspout and depressible to an open position, a valve actuating elementpositioned above and in spaced alignment with respect to said valve andsupported upon the front face of said plate for movement into and out ofengagement with said valve, said valve actuating element being operableinto engagement with said valve when said ledge has executed the upwardmovement and is in the upward movement position, a horizontally disposedrotatable drive shaft having a portion adjacent one end projecting fromthe front face of said plate, a crank element mounted on said shaft,means connecting said crank element to said ledge for effecting theupward and downward movement of said ledge responsive to rotation ofsaid shaft, and hand actuable means on said shaft projecting end portionfor effecting the rotation of said shaft.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,716,981

